17/2. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1445h — Why Did You Not Permit Him
The prohibition that results from breastfeeding is related to the issue of the male
Why Did You Not Permit Him? Foster Uncle Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 1445h
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1445h
وَحَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، أَخْبَرَتْهُ قَالَتِ، اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَىَّ عَمِّي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ أَبُو الْجَعْدِ فَرَدَدْتُهُ - قَالَ لِي هِشَامٌ إِنَّمَا هُوَ أَبُو الْقُعَيْسِ - فَلَمَّا جَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَخْبَرْتُهُ بِذَلِكَ قَالَ " فَهَلاَّ أَذِنْتِ لَهُ تَرِبَتْ يَمِينُكِ أَوْ يَدُكِ" .
A'isha Narrated from:
My foster-uncle Abu'l Ja'd (kunya of Aflah) sought permission from me, which I refused. (Hisham said to me that Abu'l-Ja'd was in fact Abu'l-Qu'ais). When Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) came, I ('A'isha) informed him about it. He said: Why did you not permit him? Let your right hand or hand be besmeared with dust.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1445hIn-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 11USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3404
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1445h
This foster uncle hadith shows A'isha refusing permission to a man described as her foster uncle, Abu'l-Ja'd, with Hisham explaining that he was Abu'l-Qu'ais. When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came, she told him what had happened. He asked why she had not permitted him. The hadith is short, but the message is connected to the same fosterage rule found in the surrounding narrations. A foster uncle can have a recognized mahram status because of the breastfeeding relationship. At the same time, the report shows A'isha's concern for proper boundaries. She did not let someone enter without being sure, and then the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم corrected the matter.
What we learn from this hadith
- A'isha was careful about permission before allowing entry.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم corrected her refusal in this fosterage case.
- The report supports the idea that fosterage can affect mahram status.
